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	atalantapendrag 2005-05-19 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	boggle As deeply fond of Bill Hicks as I am, I think pope_guilty is confusing stand-up comedy with theology... I admit I have to struggle against the impulse to Christian-bash at times, but threads like that remind me how stupid and petty bigotry is, no matter where it's coming from. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	windex_junkie 2005-05-20 10:40 am UTC (link)
	If it makes you feel any better, you can always compare the New Testament/JC's teachings with the BS coming out of the mouths of self-proclamed 'Christians'. (By that milepost, I've only met about 10-20 actual practioners of Christianity, and they've all been decent enough people.) (Reply to this)(Parent)

mambo
2005-05-19 09:27 pm UTC (link)

Knee jerk atheism v. Knee jerk Christianity! A battle for my ~~immortal soul~~ ADD.

haptotrope posted a link to the X-treme Teen Bible, which has some of the funniest reviews outside of ant farms on Amazon.

I'm not sure if I would agree that this is an AWESOME Bible or not. It is pretty extreme, however.

My favorite part is where God becomes a bush and sets himself on fire. I can really imagine Him making Himself really hot and flaming and realizing to himself that He is the most Extreme Being ever!

Unfortunately, character development doesn't seem to be a central concern of the book. I think it would be neat to know more about the motivations of the characters. Especially Judas. That dude was a loose canon.

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	annabelle_lee 2005-05-20 04:55 am UTC (link)
	Especially Judas. That dude was a loose canon. So his fandom sources were pastede on yay? I couldn't resist. Beat me if you will; I like it. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	phosfate 2005-05-19 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	"You got your Christianity in my Punk!" "You got your Punk in my Christianity!" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	gal_montag 2005-05-20 04:55 am UTC (link)
	And OMG, it tastes like ass. (Reply to this)(Parent)

jetamors
2005-05-19 09:45 pm UTC (link)

*rolleyes* I'm so sick of people bashing strawman Christianity. Saying all Christians are members of the religious right is like saying that all Wiccans practice magic/k based on Silver Ravenclaw books, or that all atheists are violently opposed to anyone practicing any religion anywhere. If you're angry at fundamentalist neoconservative Christians, then say that you're ranting against fundamentalist neoconservative Christians, and leave the rest of us alone.

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	chaimonkey 2005-05-20 05:49 am UTC (link)
	Thank you! As a bi-sexual Christian, I am perfectly fine with my religion, mmkay folksies? mmkay. Now go give yourselves a swirlie. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	rowan 2005-05-20 05:53 am UTC (link)
	presents with a slice of WORD-pie (Reply to this)(Parent)

	jarofclay 2005-05-20 11:47 am UTC (link)
	Dude. Wordy McWord. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	teratologist 2005-05-20 04:53 pm UTC (link)
	Can I still make fun of the thing with the pigs, though? That's actually in the bible. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wankprophet 2005-05-20 05:46 pm UTC (link)
	Wilbur?!? But he's a Great Pig! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	jetamors 2005-05-20 06:08 pm UTC (link)
	The one with the demons? By all means! (Jesus Christ. Stickin' it to pigs everywhere.) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	loonylupinlover 2005-05-19 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	james_the_evil1 really needs to make the acquaintance of a little piece of punctuation called the period. Everything he wrote seemed eternally out of breath. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	adora_spintriae 2005-05-20 01:32 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, sadly, that sucked the intelligence (what little there was) right out of his comments. That and his icon. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wankismyfandom 2005-05-20 08:23 pm UTC (link)
	The icon was scary. clings Make it go away ... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lurker32 2005-05-20 10:30 pm UTC (link)
	Not quite as scary as rfjason's though. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wankismyfandom 2005-05-22 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	This is true. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	radiotrash 2005-05-20 01:44 am UTC (link)
	Whenever I see GLBT I think of a sandwhich. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	mute_button 2005-05-20 02:41 am UTC (link)
	So do I. But what kind of sandwhich is it? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	chaimonkey 2005-05-20 05:48 am UTC (link)
	the GREAT lettuce-bacon-tomato. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	redwarrior 2005-05-21 12:02 am UTC (link)
	1.)You don't want to know. -OR- 2.) I don't know, but, DAMN, it's fabulous. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	rhi_silverflame 2005-05-20 02:05 am UTC (link)
	I'm so proud that the quote that started it all was by a fellow Simon's Rock College alum who was a couple of years ahead of me. g Damn you for beating me to posting it! (Except not, 'cause I'm lazy.) (Reply to this)

	chaimonkey 2005-05-20 05:47 am UTC (link)
	Represent! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	gorogoro 2005-05-20 06:39 am UTC (link)
	Whoa, dude. After checking out the name on your icon there, my thought was "Wow, the methodists need a new symbol... something that doesn't look like KKK cross-burning." Sorry, just a freaky moment there. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	(Anonymous) 2005-05-21 05:51 am UTC (link)
	not as freaky as having WinAmp click over to "Burning Down the House" by the Talking Heads, just as the link you clicked loads up a story about a church arson. although that's more of a freaky-ha-ha than a freaky-spooky (Reply to this)(Parent)

wankismyfandom
2005-05-20 08:36 pm UTC (link)

Oh, holy shit, james_the_evil1 just asserted that Islam is an offshoot of Christianity and used an evangelical Christian website that denigrates Islam in general to back himself up. The foolish choice of source is made even more delightful by his assertion that Christianity and intelligence are mutually exclusive. So, james_the_evil1, Christianity is only stupid when it doesn't conveniently back up whatever half-assed assertions you want to make?

I have never before been so tempted to wade into a wank, but I shall keep telling myself that it's just not worth it.

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	redwarrior 2005-05-21 12:04 am UTC (link)
	Nononono. Islam=/=Christianity. What a dumbass. Fundie!Anything makes my brain hurt. Fundie Pagans and Fundie Atheists as well. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wankismyfandom 2005-05-22 07:50 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, my rule has always been that if you are so slavishly devoted to anything that you refuse to consider any point of view that might contradict it, you are probably going to make my brain hurt. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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Re: Conditions of mutual exclusiveness
wankismyfandom
2005-05-22 08:15 pm UTC (link)
Eccentric friends? There goes FW!
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